Eden
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1948 by Mr E.J. Ingleby, Forest and Orchard Nurseries, Falfield, Gloucestershire. It was introduced in 1957 by Matthews Fruit Trees Ltd., Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Fruits have fine flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Fon's Spring
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Parentage:
John Standish x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
52.00 mm 2
Width
62.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Eden
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register